I reviewed the introduction again [above] and heard the lady say [interpretation] that [he] intended to tell a wide story. The reality is that's impossible. I didn't see it yet and I will.It tells a story from a particular point of view. I saw Platoon (more than once) and really thought it was great film but didn't care too much for Born on the Fourth of July. And avoided seeing Hanoi Hilton as probably not telling a proper story which lacked good attributes.

Am studying early Jamestown English settlements and within that part of history there are a variety of stories and interpretations told. Some are better than others and some can't truly be believed even by the people who were present at the time and wrote some of the surviving history we have.

I'll see Burns film and report what I see.

My father was in the Army draft and was fortunate not to have been deployed. His talents were used elsewhere in the Army stateside.

Vets Set the Record Straight After PBS Documentary Spreads Leftist Lies About Vietnam War

By John FalkenbergNovember 11, 2017 at 2:56pm

This week, veterans of the Vietnam War sent a letter to PBS, high-profile documentarian Ken Burns, and documentary sponsor Bank of America in an attempt to set the record straight on the facts concerning “The Vietnam War,” a PBS documentary series that’s turning a lot of heads.

According to PJ Media, veterans argue that the documentary series fails to mention key aspects of the conflict, “including the communist connections of North Vietnamese dictator Ho Chi Minh and the brutal repression after the war.”

Although I personally have yet to see the series myself, that accusation does seem to hold at least some water.

In an interview with far-left publication Mother Jones, neither Burns, who co-produced the series with Lynn Novick, or his interviewer mentioned the words “communism” or “communist” — not once, and it was a fairly length interview.

Lewis Sorley, a Vietnam War veteran, historian, and director at Vietnam Veterans for Factual History, was quick to remind them that this was more than just some unjust blunder.

“The whole cause of all this agony and bloodshed was the aggressive North Vietnamese invasion of the South. If it hadn’t been for that, none of this ever would have happened,” he told PJ Media.

“Burns never seems to find that worth mentioning or condemning and I wonder why.”

Sorley claimed that Burns and his team “had clearly decided that they wanted to tell the standard left-wing narrative of an unwinnable, unjust war.”

PJ Media further reports that the documentary obscured the evil intrinsic to communism.

And that should be an outrage to every American interested in an honest appraisal of history.

As the letter from the Vietnam Veterans for Factual History noted, they had four major issues with the series:

1. They felt that the documentary showed “U.S. support for South Vietnam as blustering, blundering jingoism.” 2. They were outraged over the minimization of Ho Chi Minh’s communism. 3. They felt the series ignored South Vietnam’s valor. 4. They felt the documentary glossed over communist atrocities.

While I’ve not yet seen this documentary series myself, I have seen every other major series Burns has put out, and from that I can tell you — these veterans almost certainly have legitimate beef.

Ken Burns’ “The Civil War” documentary is still argued over, and that series was released in 1990.

The main difference between the “The Civil War” and “The Vietnam War” documentaries, as we can see here, is that Vietnam veterans still live, breathe, and contribute to society.

I’m glad to see themselves stand up for themselves over what appears to be a grievous misrepresentation of the most controversial war of the 20th Century.

This kinda makes a circular argument of that was already alluded to in the upper part of this thread. As a current student of history let me refer you backto my previous post. There's no perfect documentary and soldier sentimentality is to be expected. They often felt slightedby there fellow countrymen, rightfully so.

Did you get the book that was suggested in the post. Atkinson's book is not biased but very pointed over difficulties at home; a large story of wives, West Point,tactics, military orders, veterans memorial and so on.